http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/surviving-indian-tourism-tsunami/articleshow/58601519.cms
Common knowledge across Goa's tourism spectrum was confirmed anew
earlier this week, when industry authorities released calculations
showing that foreign tourists outspend their Indian domestic
co
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/battle-for-democracy/articleshow/58485801.cms
Sidharth Kuncalienker thinks some things were better under Portuguese
dictatorship. At last week's launch of historian Celsa Pinto's
excellent books on Panaji, the capital city's recently re-elected MLA
compl
https://scroll.in/article/832015/indias-real-riches-are-the-diversity-of-food-it-offers-it-needed-these-books-to-show-us
Michael Pollan’s polemical bestseller In Defense of Food: An Eater’s
Manifesto recounts a compelling experiment conducted in Derby, Western
Australia, in 1982. Ten overweight, d
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/the-glorious-reinvention-of-goan-culture/articleshow/57337257.cms
After centuries of neglect and abandonment, different aspects of Goa's
spectacular cultural legacy are finding renewal amidst a host of bold,
original initiatives. Both, government and pri
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/no-cure-for-casino-cancer/articleshow/57212693.cms
Scandals emerge every time Goa's universally hated casino "industry"
is put under the barest scrutiny. The latest disgrace comes in the
small print of a police complaint made by Tereza Fernandez, who
all
https://scroll.in/magazine/829347/goas-western-classical-music-tradition-is-witnessing-a-revival-500-years-after-its-birth
Centuries after Old Goa’s soaring and spectacular churches from the
16th and 17th century fell silent, amid the city’s decline to
near-total abandonment, two ambitious festiva
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/the-road-widening-fallacy/articleshow/57089001.cms
Another wound pierces the green heart of Goa along the highway leading
down from Verna to the Zuari Bridge. From times immemorial, lush and
well-irrigated rice paddies have lined both sides of the road,
This is why I disagree with the above understanding. FN
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> [1]
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> [2] It is interesting to note tha
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/victory-for-goan-democracy/articleshow/57011772.cms
Celebrate the Goan electorate. Even in these cynical times, even with
the dumbing down by ranting media, over 80% of eligible voters showed
up at the polls. Whatever the result, the citizens of India's
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/culture-and-citizenship-lessons-from-punjab/articleshow/56943724.cms
Even by the remarkable standards of recent Indian electoral history,
the latest campaign pledge from Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal is
in a class by itself. The right-leaning, Sikh
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/patriotism-for-dummies-again/articleshow/56820823.cms
Some months ago, both social and print media became galvanized by my
report in these pages about the shocking assault on poet and
disability activist Salil Chaturvedi at the Panaji multiplex. The
gent
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/ashley-tellis-goa-diaspora-rising/articleshow/56688651.cms
A few days from now, the Trump administration is expected to name
Ashley Tellis as US Ambassador to India. With his brash promises to
tear up and renegotiate existing treaties and agreements, Pre
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/an-open-letter-to-portugal/articleshow/56697295.cms
Dear Portugal, greetings from Goa!
We are sure you remember us, even after departing (with some stern
persuasion) 55 years ago. After all, your prime minister visited last
week with many high-powered d
Dates are fixed for December 7/8/9/10. Please note + make relevant
plans accordingly.
imesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/the-wanton-destruction-of-panajis-iconic-azad-maidan/articleshow/56547599.cms
One glance at Panaji's iconic Azad Maidan is enough to see everything
that has gone terribly wrong with Goa. The famous grounds - as old as
the capital city itself - lies torn to piece
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/utter-radicals-kenyas-goa-connection/articleshow/56096122.cms
The story of Goan migrants to East Africa is among the most astounding
episodes in Indian diaspora history. A tiny percentage of migrants
from the subcontinent (themselves never more than five
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/a-game-changer-for-goan-art-takes-its-first-steps/articleshow/56009454.cms
16/12/2016)
Five hundred years old and empty for many years, Panaji’s iconic
Palacio Idalcao (old secretariat) now brims with wonderfully conceived
art exhibitions, the centrepiec
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/The-soft-Emergency/articleshow/55974814.cms
Celebrate secularism, pluralism and freedom of expression in
Bangladesh? That's precisely what happened earlier this month at the
remarkable Dhaka Litfest (where this writer was delegate) headlined by
Sir V S N
http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/Don-Quixote-comes-calling/article16763972.ece#
In what is perhaps the first attempt in Indian English writing, Ryan
Lobo has adapted Cervantes’ classic in his delightful novel, Mr Iyer
Goes to War. SRAVASTI DATTA speaks to him
Ryan Lobo. Bangaloreans ne
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-Literature-Reclaiming-Camoes/articleshow/55780273.cms
Back in 1980, a mob of former freedom fighters attacked the statue of
Luis de Camoes in Old Goa. They believed the endlessly celebrated
Portuguese poet insulted Indians in his famous Lusiads. In
Are there any Goans in Dhaka/Bangladesh? Is there a colonial history
of Goan presence in Dhaka (as there was in Rangoon + Calcutta)? Any
tips here would be appreciated...
VM
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/The-Trump-card-in-Goan-politics-that-saw-BJP-in-power/articleshow/55360175.cms
An earthquake reverberates in global politics. For the first time in
its history, the United States of America has elected a president with
zero government or military experie
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Miramar-as-Metaphor-A-perfect-encapsulation-of-the-Goas-destruction/articleshow/55262363.cms
No place in Goa better encapsulates the state's despoiled, criminally
squandered realities than the formerly pristine arc of sands
stretching from Campal to Cara
Just yesterday, I was lucky enough to get a copy of The Permanent
Resident by Roanna Gonsalves (former member of Goa Writers, who lives
in Asutralia).
Procrastinating on deadline - as per usual - I picked up the book, and
quickly found myself hooked, reading all the way through with
increasing del
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Pakistans-Goa-Connections/articleshow/55213561.cms
Sabeen Mahmud fell head over heels in love the very first day she
arrived in Goa in 2011. The vivacious human rights activist, social
worker, and founder of Karachi’s cultural landmark ‘The Second Floor’
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Rethinking-Bondla-Zoos-Are-Obsolete/articleshow/55123360.cms
Pity Sarita, the unfortunate hippopotamus who was accidentally killed
earlier this month at Bondla, in Goa's only zoo. Marooned in the
jungle park many thousands of miles and oceans away from h
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Witnessing-Salil-Chaturvedis-real-time-revolution/articleshow/55020336.cms
On October 18, earlier this week, this newspaper’s Edit page carried
‘Patriotism for Dummies’ (authored by this writer) describing a nasty
assault on Salil Chaturvedi, the Chorao-
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Looming-Disaster-for-Goan-Art/articleshow/54945575.cms
No place in the world betrays its own cultural heritage worse than
Goa. In a historic loop with tragic consequences, this miniscule
territory keeps generating spectacularly talented artists of global
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Patriotism-for-Dummies/articleshow/54905762.cms
Writer and disability activist, Chorao-based Salil Chaturvedi is one
of the gentlest souls you could ever encounter. He was part of the
original cast of the beloved children’s television programme ‘Galli
Ga
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Potholes-and-BRICS/articleshow/54859688.cms
Goa takes world centre stage this weekend when Presidents Xi Jinping
of China,Vladimir Putin of Russia, Jacob Zuma of South Africa and
Michael Temer of Brazil join India’s own Prime Minister Narendra Modi
for t
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Cyril-Almeidas-principled-patriotism/articleshow/54819808.cms
Global attention pivoted to Cyril Almeida in Pakistan this week,
immediately after the acclaimed journalist and assistant editor of
Dawn newspaper (founded byMohammad Ali Jinnah in 1941) publi
In light of the unconscionable move to limit Dawn editor Cyril Almeida's
freedom of movement, the attached video highlight from GALF2014 - where
Cyril talked about compromised media freedoms along with Rajdeep Sardesai
and Samar Halarnkar - povides essential context.
https://youtu.be/6VnquL7gS3A?l
Goa failed Monika Ghurde. The elegant 39-year-old moved to live in the
sunshine state to make a new beginning in her life, because of the
famous tolerance, tranquility and “live-and-let-live” atmosphere that
attracts people from every part of the world. This reputation makes
Goa especially sought a
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Shalom-Shimon-Peres-A-true-statesman/articleshow/54708146.cms
Flawed and complicated as his legacy remains, Israel and the world
lost a true statesman when Shimon Peres passed away on September 28.
The 93-year-old grew right alongside his country after i
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Keith-Vaz-Headlines-Prosecution-or-Persecution/articleshow/54271395.cms
A sensationalist media tempest continues about Keith Vaz,
longest-serving UK Member of Parliament of (Goan) Indian origin, after
a questionably legal newspaper sting caught the marri
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Final-hurdle-remains-for-Goan-women/articleshow/54186489.cms
Interesting findings in the most recent All India Survey of Higher
Education confirm Goan female students steadily outperform and strive
higher than male colleagues, and are now rapidly distanc
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Dramatic-RSS-Revolt-and-the-Goa-Bellwether/articleshow/54009083.cms
A curious political phenomenon called 'The Missouri Bellwether' held
true throughout the USA's record of presidential elections in the 20th
century. In every contest from 1904 to 2004 (s
Surreal scenes from the beaches of southern France last week played
out like a distant, yet unmistakably reminiscent 21st century
iteration of the heated “breast wars” (also known as the Channar
revolt) that convulsed Travancore – now Kerala – though most of the
19th century. As Karl Marx famously
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Buildings-as-Ideas-Will-Goa-Pay-Attention/articleshow/53902445.cms
This week, ground-breaking young Iranian architect Leila Araghian will
visit Panaji, to showcase her work at the Z Axis conference organized
by the Charles Correa Foundation, at the late,
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Shirley-Rodrigues-and-the-Air-Pollution-Emergency/articleshow/53845417.cms
Still settling into his powerfully symbolic role as first Muslim mayor
of any major Western capital, London's Sadiq Khan has named Shirley
Rodrigues his deputy mayor for environme
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/CHOGM-to-BRICS-Cautionary-Tales-for-Goa/articleshow/53800928.cms
Two months to go before Goa hosts the Brazil, Russia, India, China,
South Africa (BRICS) summit, including presidents Michael Temer of
Brazil, Vladimir Putin of Russia, Xi Jinping of China
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Indias-Olympians-Fight-Two-Sets-of-Opponents/articleshow/53762251.cms
Three snapshots from the XXXI Olympiad underway at Rio de Janeiro
suffice to encapsulate the entire story of India's path-breaking
performance at these SummerOlympics, where by far the
Freedom
Freedom is but a mandman's dream,
A dance aong an endless lane.
The slogans that you shout but seem
To drown the clanging of the chain.
Freedom is but a posturing,
Before a necromantic glass;
The old old song you newly sing,
Falsetto, like an infant class.
Freedom is greed, is violence,
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Small-amounts-and-big-debts-The-swindling-of-Goa/articleshow/53690995.cms
Ninety million dollars is not a big deal for chief minister Laxmikant
Parsekar. Earlier this week, he described that huge sum (roughly 400
crore) as "not a big amount" to be paid i
http://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/patagonia-diary/297680
El Fin del Mundo
India’s immense diaspora still has room to expand! That’s the first
thing I noted in Ushuaia, the extraordinarily situated “end of the
world” in Argentina, the southernmost city on earth. I roamed its
slanting, ch
Mog Sundays will be organizing another interactive and exciting session on
24th July by Vivek Menezes titled…
*“El Fin del Mundo: from Goa to Patagonia”*
*A veteran writer will revisit his recent journey to Patagonia/Argentina
from his home in Goa in the context of travel literature, and explore
Over six years, the purposefully small, rigorously independent and
non-profit Goa Arts + Literature Festival has attracted an
extraordinary series of exclusive intenational debuts and launches
from authors like Teju Cole, Jerry Pinto, Amruta Patil, Meena
Kandasamy, Ranjit Hoskote, and Bilal Tanweer
http://linkis.com/www.livemint.com/Lei/Jghsu
It was Naomi Duguid (pronounced Do-good) who introduced me, earlier
this month, to “the joy of not knowing”. I was very struck by the
phrase because (a) it appeared an apt motto for someone who has
written six books on global culinary journeys (her seve
http://www.goastreets.com/photos-live-beyond-language-abeer-hoque/
Abeer Hoque is a Nigerian-born Bangladeshi American writer and
photographer. Her first book of fiction, The Lovers and the Leavers,
2011, is a collection of linked stories, photographs, and poems. Her
memoir Olive Witch, about grow
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Beach-life-is-a-preconceived-notion-theres-intellectual-vibrancy-in-Goa/articleshow/50164670.cms
Pakistani journalist of Goan origin, Cyril Almeida, has come a long
way from his home in Islamabad, crossing Wagah, to India from Atari,
Amritsar, then to Mu
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Another-Record-for-Vasudeo-Gaitonde-and-Goan-Art/articleshow/50260116.cms
Another auction, another world record passed anew between Francis
Newton Souza and Vasudeo Gaitonde. The two lifelong friends from Goa
passed away at the cusp of the 21st century.
http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/1jWuuntmQ9kDBeqrn2e6ZO/Why-India-needs-more-bad-girls.html
It was the first time she was watching a female stand-up comic riff
about sex, ageing and men, and acclaimed Tamil writer P. Sivakami
couldn’t stop laughing at the raunchy jokes. “It was shocking and
hilario
http://www.natgeotraveller.in/magazine/month/december-2015/the-other-goa-an-insiders-guide-to-panjims-old-charms-and-new-stars/
Ten years ago, I fulfilled a boyhood dream by moving to my native Goa,
to live in Panaji (Panjim) with my wife and two sons (our third son
was born in the city) after a l
Do not miss these videos from the Inauguration of Goa Arts +
Literature Festival 2015:
Dayanita Singh keynote:
https://youtu.be/GliDd1ySJ-k?list=PLyergfuC1KUSBzIyoDCznAnPkyl1Ff2Kb
Keki Daruwalla keynote:
https://youtu.be/wcv9JDfiB1E?list=PLyergfuC1KUSBzIyoDCznAnPkyl1Ff2Kb
Ramachandra Guha in con
ATTENTION ** ATTENTION ** ATTENTION**ATTENTION
the International rap star Himanshu Suri Performs LIVE + FREE tonight
8PM (DEC 13) at GALF2015!!
ALL WELCOME>>> International Centre Goa, Dona Paula goaartslitfest.com
FREE + ALL ARE WELCOME Maquinez Palace :GALF2015 INAUGURATION
4pm Screening of Arun Khopkar's 'Volume Zero' film on Charles Correa
5pm: Q&A -Arun Khopkar + Ruturaj Parikh (Charles Correa Foundation)
5.30pm GALF2015 Inaugural
(Dayanita Singh keynote address)
(Keki Daruwalla keynote address)
(Unveil
On 13th December, Goa Arts + Literature Festival 2015 is proud to
showcase the exclusive launch of 'New Songs of the Survivors' by
Yvonne Vaz Ezdani (introduction by Amitav Ghosh). The book will be
released by Jerry Pinto, with its publisher Ravi Singh also in
attendance.
http://speakingtigerbooks
Thank you, Marshall. I do hope the momentum gathered to mourn and
protest Bismarque can be gathered and channeled to also follow his
advocacy - against the Vanxim project, for example.
Warm regards,
VM
On Sun, Nov 29, 2015 at 4:04 PM, Marshall Mendonza
wrote:
> Well said VM. Just what many of u
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/In-contempt-of-Goan-decency-and-Indian-democracy/articleshow/49954563.cms
Instead of celebrating one of the best weeks of India's culture
calendar, the tolerant and peaceful state of Goa is forced to mourn a
vicious attack on democratic values by its own
http://www.outlookindia.com/article/a-flight-of-the-piggish/295991
One of former US president Bill Clinton’s favourite quotes is: “You
can put wings on a pig, but that doesn't make it an eagle.” The
punchline, though, doesn’t seem to apply to successive governments
drawn from Goa’s tight-knit po
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Viva-Costa-Goas-man-in-Portugal/articleshow/49926011.cms
High drama as history and made in Lisbon this week as the Socialist
Party's Antonio Costa has become Prime Minister of Portugal.
The son of ferociously anti-colonial Goan writer Orlando da Costa
(
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Lights-Camera-Action-Goa/articleshow/49865546.cms
There was anxiety and much criticism when the International Film
Festival of India (IffI) relocated to Panaji with the intention of
making its permanent base in the heritage city on the Mandovi that is
th
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Lessons-from-Canada-for-India-especially-Goa/articleshow/49774727.cms
Justin Trudeau keeps making history even after leading his Liberal
Party to a stunning victory over the hard right-wing Conservatives who
controlled Canadian politics for almost a deca
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Museum-of-Goa-Celebration-of-Love/articleshow/49706235.cms
The Konkani word 'mog', meaning 'love', is an apt acronym for Museum
of Goa, which spilled over with beautiful good spirits and stunning
artworks at its inaugural last week.
A labour of obvious
Thank you, Venantius. And yes, the word 'troika' is so very resonant!
Warm regards,
VM
On Sun, Nov 1, 2015 at 12:04 AM, Venantius J Pinto
wrote:
> VM: All this reveals frighteningly clear the actual threat to European
> constitutionalism and stability comes from the troika itself.
> VM also: Mo
http://porterfolio.net/articles/vivek-menezes-spotlight-lancelot-ribeiro
There seems to be an unwritten rule that sibling acts cannot share
equal limelight in the annals of modern and contemporary art.
Individual artists who share cultural antecedents are often celebrated
for almost interchangeabl
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Counting-blessings-for-Goa-tourism/articleshow/49511495.cms
House full in Goa this weekend, as a combination of holidays has tens
of thousands of vehicles pouring across the borders, and jam-packed
airplanes disgorging passengers at Dabolim—an endless st
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Throwing-sand-in-Goas-eyes/articleshow/49435383.cms
One of the most infamous, notoriously crime-infested industries on the
planet is on its way to legalization by the Goa government. According
to Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar, sand mining will begin
possible new coalition with PCP or with BE or with both. If they manage to
> reach common ground, they will gain majority and will form a new government
> with Antonio Costa as PM. More news to follow next week.
>
> Regards
>
> Paulo Colaço Dias.
>
> -Original Message
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Antnio-Costa-A-Goan-prime-minister-for-Portugal/articleshow/49200092.cms
There will be fingers crossed on these distant shores on Sunday,
October 4, when elections are held for all 230 seats in the Portuguese
parliament, the Assembleia da Republica.
Ped
http://www.outlookindia.com/article/part-tragedy-part-farce/295484
A bizarre, often funny dichotomy prevailed throughout Subramanian
Swamy’s valedictory address at Goa’s Saraswat Vidyalaya’s Sridora
Caculo College of Commerce and Management Studies annual
student-produced festival, Odyssey XII on
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Paying-attention-to-the-threats-within/articleshow/49110029.cms
Vishnu Surya Wagh is the rarest of individuals standing outside Goa's
thoroughly degraded, craven and sycophantic political sphere. He is
true to himself, and by speaking his mind without fe
Much fanfare since Panaji was included in the 98-city, 48,000 crore
Smart City project. But no specifics have been announced, no plans or
blueprints shared with the public. So what is all the fuss about?
“Smart cities are a con job”, architect Dean D’Cruz said in an
interview earlier this week, “
Warning bells sounded in Goan minds this week when the esteemed
literary scholar M M Kalburgi was gunned down outside his home in
Dharwad, just an afternoon's drive from Panaji.
The victim was a brave progressive voice amid the increasingly fraught
cultural dynamics that have rapidly emerged to em
http://www.outlookindia.com/article/blackjack-takes-all/295250
No issue provokes more contradiction in Goa than the so-called
offshore casinos. These gambling boats, which came up around 1999,
remain stubbornly moored in the Mandovi river, near Panaji, even
though they’ve been known to break laws.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Totalling-the-costs-of-the-Mopa-scam/articleshow/48595114.cms
As Goa's government stealthily proceeds with its ridiculous plan to
build a giant, completely unnecessary, billion-dollar second airport
for the country's smallest state, there are some glarin
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/MONEY-LAUNDERING-in-Goas-Casinos/articleshow/48488762.cms
One of the many open secrets now tumbling into the media spotlight as
part of the Louis Berger bribery case involves Goa's deeply unpopular
casinos, via the accused hawala operator, Raychand Soni,
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Jimmy-Carter-and-Goas-own-Oligarchy/articleshow/48397504.cms
We live in degraded times, with very few political leaders of any real
calibre apparent anywhere in the world.
That is why Jimmy Carter stands out even at 90 years of age. He
remains an author
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/The-Last-Flight-of-Goas-Birdman/articleshow/48302553.cms
Indian wildlife lost a most passionate and effective advocate earlier
this week, when Carl D'Silva breathed his last. It is a big loss for
the entire country, but particularly felt in Goa, where D
(no link available)
These days, you can pose almost any question or challenge to Goa’s
government and its appointees, and the identical answer comes back
every time: acquire huge tracts of land, and build, build, build. This
is now true even of education where the state committee headed by
Madhav
(no link available)
Is it silly to talk about water shortages and drought in Goa while the
2015 monsoon still pounds the soil, and all the rivers and streams
flow steady and fast?
Not at all - that is exactly the kind of scenario India’s smallest
state needs to prepare for in the coming decades
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Dichotomy-towards-diaspora-politicians/articleshow/48020928.cms
Front-page news across Indian media recently, when Bobby Jindal became
the first person of South Asian descent to run for US president.
The governor of Louisiana is just 44, yet has been a
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/From-Greece-to-Goa-The-anatomy-of-debt-traps/articleshow/47931800.cms
The entire world is watching Greece with bated breath this week, as
its new socialist government attempts to navigate through a thorny
economic crisis that poses unprecedented threats
A very apt tribute, Braz.
In my experience, Correa was remarkably and exceptionally open, candid
and generous. Besides his monumental contributions to architecture and
India's most interesting built environment, he also cared very deeply
about Goa and was always very, very happy to be here. His de
Charles Correa passed away last night. He was 84. His last three major
commissions - on the MIT campus in Boston, the Ismaili Centre in
Toronto, and the spectacular Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown in
Lisbon - established his reputation as one of the greatest and most
profound architects of our
,
VM
On 5/16/15, Mervyn Lobo wrote:
> On Fri, 5/15/15, V M wrote:
> http://www.natgeotraveller.in/magazine/month/may-2015/seeking-kashmiriyat/
> Though Almond Villa was one-of-a-kind, nothing we’ve done as an eager
> travelling family quite compares to the three weeks we spent on a
&g
http://www.natgeotraveller.in/magazine/month/may-2015/seeking-kashmiriyat/
Bitter can be sweet and sweet poison.
It's a question of what your tongue wants.
It's hard work to tell what it wants, but keep going:
The city you're dreaming of, it's at the end of this road.
(Lal Ded, 14th century. Tran
In an unprecedented international recognition for contemporary Konkani
writing, the recent collection of short stories by Damodar Mauzo
(translated by Xavier Cota) has made it to the longlist of finalists
for the 2015 Frank O'Connor Short Story Award, "the single biggest
prize in the world for a co
http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/vi6WVxfVHD25rcKaU2IINM/Book-Review-Teresas-Man-And-Other-Stories-From-Goa.html
No Indian language has been as splintered as Konkani. This “oldest of
modern Indo-Aryan tongues”, according to the polymathic scholar Jose
Pereira, has undergone extraordinary tribulation
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Power-cuts-the-cost-for-ignoring-Kosambi/articleshow/46800299.cms
If India had paid attention to D D Kosambi, one of the thorniest
problems of our times would have been eliminated.
>From 1957, the great Goan polymath, historian and scientist argued
agai
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Scam-infrastructure-feeding-Goas-debt-trap/articleshow/46750769.cms
After years of running comfortable revenue surpluses, the Goa
government's spending spree has landed the state in a worrying instant
debt crisis. Total public debt has now doubled—in muc
The problem with the state of "Goa Inquisition Studies", such as they
are, is the near-total absence of decent modern and contemporary
historiography of the two-centuries-plus episode. Twenty-first-century
historical understanding cannot be properly achieved by reading
primary documents by witnesse
Starting tomorrow (24th March) Mapping the Matrix of Contemporary
Indian Literature in English is a UGC Sponsored National Conference
organized by the Department of English, Dhempe College of Arts and
Science. The keynote discussion at 11.20am on 24th features the
award-winning novelist and writer,
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-on-hit-list-with-Julio-Ribeiro/articleshow/46648813.cms
If anyone knows what it feels like to be on a "hit list" it is India's
longtime "top cop", Goa's own Julio Ribeiro. The Padma Bhushan award
winner was repeatedly targeted for assassination by Si
http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/books/bringing-back-the-troublers
The classical is a name we give to the hybridity we have forgotten.
Its seemingly unassailable guarantees of a pure identity, homogenous
culture and continuity with an idyllic past conceal the turbulences
that actually produ
Dear friends,
Starting with the column below, I will be writing regularly for
Outlook from Goa. Hope you like. Feedback welcomed.
Warm regards,
VM
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http://www.outlookindia.com/article/Global-Village-Called-Goa/293688
Every weekday morning in Goa, a visibly anxious crowd starts milling
toge
Dear Friends,
Thanks to good old Goanet, I was delighted to find this old article of
mine from 2006 (it was published in the now defunct Time Out Mumbai),
with a relatively early take on the global Goa + neo-Goan phenomenon
that is now a ground reality. Hope you like.
VM
It's Foundation Da
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goan-superfoods-Waiting-to-cash-green-dividends/articleshow/46480322.cms
Untold generations of hardworking Goan farmers laboured to create
soaring coconut groves and vast hillside cashew plantations long
before anyone had heard of "superfoods". But that
http://scroll.in/article/709359/How-colonial-Goa-used-photography-to-create-images-of-a-democratic-India
The history of photography dovetails intriguingly with the rise of
Panjim, and the concurrent making of an entirely new kind of Indian
identity. Multiple points of connection make the pleasant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDFLeAAcXP8
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